‘The trouble with you is that you are never grateful,’ was the heartfelt challenge from parent to child.  It made me wonder :  Are we grateful?

Many years ago, I was asked by one of my teachers to look after his papers. I am working through a number of boxes. Each box ( carefully organised) c

A sermon for Advent Sunday 29th November 2020 Windsor Great Park It is very good to be with you this morning. I am recording this  homily in Sal

by Bruce A. Stevens, London, Lexington/Fortress, 2019. This volume stands in a tradition that has had an international influence on our unders

So the rain pours (and pours) in Salisbury and what better escape than to read the fabulous writer Rachel Mann. Two declared spoilers as I offer

In lockdown 2 work at Sarum College continues with online teaching and preparing for the coming months of recovery but I am determined to catch u

So - tasked with the opportunity of exploring and writing history - which period would most capture your imagination ? In the execution of this (perh

We are touched by many lives that enrich, challenge and enlarge us. My own time in Birmingham (1990 through to 2008) with the privilege of minist

What makes for a good politician ? What might the history of politics and politicians show those seek power? Andrew Adonis has produced masterful

Where do you come from? Where is home and where do you feel most alive? What places have shaped your growing, your choices and held the ups and d

I have been reading political biographies for longer than I care to remember––and although they are entertaining, sometimes psychologically f

I am listening to the BBC News as I share this post - and aware of how uncertain and fragile our life continues to be. Changes in infection rates

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I first met David Sheppard sometime in the early 80s just after my ordination. He was present with his wife Grace at an opening of an exhibition

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As a young man in my early 20s I wanted to change the world!   Becoming a priest was part of a passion of aspiring to build a better world b

While the physical buildings of Sarum College have been closed for some few weeks our life and work goes on. We are continuing to teach and support m

While the physical buildings of Sarum College have been closed for some few weeks our life and work goes on. We are continuing to teach and